Definition of Reject
Verb: reject ri'jekt
- Refuse to accept or acknowledge
"I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
- Not accept
"He rejected my offer of hospitality";
- refuse, pass up, turn down, decline
- Deem wrong or inappropriate
- disapprove
- Refuse with contempt
"She rejected his advances";
- spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
- Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
"His body rejected the liver of the donor";
- resist, refuse
- Deny entrance or membership
"Black people were often rejected by country clubs";
- turn down, turn away, refuse
- Dismiss from consideration or a contest
"John was rejected as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi";
- rule out, eliminate, winnow out
- The person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
- cull
See also:
rejackets
rejectamenta
Anagrams containing the word reject